[Verse 1] I had everything organized , always I had the backup plans saved in every place weeks ago I had the people I needed on speed dial I was so ready for whatever came next That I forgot whatever came next isn’t from the list
Someone said expect some rough conditions I said I’m fine, I’ve read about this, I’m prepared And then the kind of thing happened that you can’t read about Because nobody writes it down Because they don’t know what to call it either
[Pre-Chorus - voices, quiet] This wasn’t on any of the warnings I prepared for everything but this Is this what you call - (hmmm)
[Chorus] Turbulence The word the weather couldn’t find for what this is Turbulence The thing you knew was coming but not like this Not the version from the warning The version from the middle of your day Turbulence I’m still here I’m still here
[Verse 2] Someone said everything was fine an hour ago and it was Someone said the situation looked good, stable from there The thing that happened had no name in any conversation And I know coz I’ve had all the conversations
And then something shifted in the middle of an ordinary moment The kind of shift that doesn’t announce, just lands And all the preparations you made breaks and falls All those contingencies just gets out of your hands (ooooh)
[Pre-Chorus] I had a plan for everything but this I prepared for the things I might miss There was a contingency, but not this Just not this one no - not for this one (hmmm)
[Chorus] Turbulence The word the weather couldn’t find for what this is Turbulence The thing you knew was coming but not like this Not the version from the warning The version from the middle of your day Turbulence I’m still here I’m still here
[Bridge - most honest moment] Here’s the thing nobody says about turbulence (say it) It doesn’t care what you’ve prepared It doesn’t check your list of contingencies It doesn’t ask what you can handle
It just comes In the middle of something small On a day you didn’t mark While you’re drinking something you’ll never finish And forgetting what you were about to do
And you hold onto whatever’s there And you breathe like they said to breathe And you stay Because that’s what you do when it’s real And it’s actually happening And nobody prepared you for this And somehow You’re still here
[Pre-Chorus - resolved, genuine] Still in the moment I’m still here Still holding on I’m still here Not because I planned this - Just because I’m here, still here
[Final Chorus - key lift, warmer] Turbulence Not the word I would have chosen for this year Turbulence But the one that fits the feeling now it’s clear Not the version from the warning The version I survived Turbulence Still here Still mine
[Outro - the album lands] It hasn’t stopped yet. … That’s okay. I’m not going anywhere. Nowhere to go - …nowhere. Nowhere I didn’t choose.